Napa County Municipal Code Ch. 2.71 Children and Families Commission

The board of supervisors of the county of Napa finds as follows:

A. The voters of the state of California, on November 3, 1998, passed the California Children and Families Act of 1998. The act recognizes that there is a compelling need in California to create and implement a comprehensive, collaborative, and integrated system of information and services to promote, support, and optimize early childhood development from the prenatal stage to five years of age.

B. The act further recognizes that there is a compelling need in California to ensure that early childhood development programs and services are universally and continuously available for children until the beginning of kindergarten. Proper parenting, nurturing, and health care during these early years will provide the means for California's children to enter school in good health, ready and able to learn, and emotionally well developed.

C. It is the intent of the ordinance codified in this chapter to facilitate the creation and implementation of an integrated, comprehensive, and collaborative system of information and services to enhance optimal early childhood development. This system should function as a network that promotes access to all information and services from any entry point into the system. It is further the intent of the ordinance codified in this chapter to emphasize local decision making, to provide for greater flexibility in designing delivery systems, and to eliminate duplicate administrative systems.

D. The California Children and Families Act of 1998 provides for funding through an excise tax on tobacco products in order to implement the goals and objectives which are outlined in the act itself. It is the further intent of this ordinance to create Napa County's children and families commission and Napa County's children and families trust fund in order to receive funding through the act and to implement the goals and objectives outlined in the California Children and Families Act of 1998.

(Ord. 1175 § 2, 2000; Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

Pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code Section 130140, there is established in the county a children and families commission consisting of nine members.

(Ord. 1175 § 3, 2000: Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 130105, there is established a trust fund to be known as the children and families trust fund.

(Ord. 1175 § 4, 2000: Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

The purpose of the commission is to develop, adopt, promote and implement a county strategic plan for local early childhood development programs consistent with the goals and objectives of the California Children and Families Act of 1998 as set forth in Division 108 of the Health and Safety Code, commencing with Section 103100.

(Ord. 1175 § 5, 2000: Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

The commission shall have all the powers and duties provided by law to accomplish its purpose.

(Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

The commission shall consist of nine members, appointed by the board of supervisors as follows:

A. Two members of the commission shall be selected from among the county health officer and those persons responsible for management of county functions pertaining to children's services, public health services, behavioral health services, social services, and tobacco and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services.

B. One member of the commission shall be a member of the board of supervisors.

C. The remaining members of the commission shall be selected from among the persons described in subsection (A) of this section and persons from the following categories: recipients of project services included in the county strategic plan; educators specializing in early childhood development; representatives of a local child care resource or referral agency, or a local child care coordinating group; representatives of a local organization for prevention or early intervention for families at risk; representatives of community-based organizations that have the goal of promoting nurturing and early childhood development; representatives of local school districts; and representatives of local medical, pediatric, or obstetric associations or societies.

(Ord. 1154 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 1151 § 1, 1998)

A. The terms of office for each of the members of the commission shall be four years. Nothing herein shall prohibit a person from serving more than one term. Each commission member shall remain in office at the conclusion of that member's term until a successor member has been appointed by the board of supervisors and installed into office. Terms of office of commission members shall be staggered. To establish staggered terms, at the first full meeting of the commission, members shall classify themselves by lot so that two members shall have a term of office one year, two members shall have a term of office of two years, two members shall have a term of office of three years, and three members shall have a term of office of four years.

B. Commissioners serve at the will and pleasure of the board of supervisors, and may be removed from the commission prior to the expiration of the term established by subsection (A) of this section by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.

C. An office shall become vacant if a commission member resigns, is removed pursuant to subsection (B) of this section, discontinues to function in the area or office from which appointed, or fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the commission. The board of supervisors shall make interim appointments to fill unexpired terms in the event of vacancies occurring during the term of members of the commission. The board of supervisors shall endeavor to fill all vacancies within ninety days.

(Ord. 1154 § 1 (part), 1999: Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

Members of the commission shall not be compensated for their services, except they shall be paid reasonable per diem and reimbursement of reasonable expenses for attending meetings and discharging other official responsibilities as authorized by the commission. County employees who are members of the commission by virtue of their job assignment shall not be paid a per diem when meetings are held during hours when such employees are receiving compensation from the county, but shall receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses for attending meetings and discharging other official responsibilities as authorized by the commission.

(Ord. 1164 § 1, 1999: Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

Procedures for the conduct of business of the commission not specified in this chapter shall be contained in bylaws adopted by the commission.

(Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

A. The commission shall adopt an adequate and complete county strategic plan for the support and improvement of early childhood development within the county. The commission shall measure the outcomes of its funded programs through the use of applicable, reliable indicators and review that information on a periodic basis as part of the public review of the county strategic plan.

1. The county strategic plan shall be consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of the California Children and Families Act of 1998 and any guidelines adopted by the state children and families commission pursuant to subdivision (b) of Health and Safety Code Section 130125 that are in effect at the time the plan is adopted.

2. The county strategic plan shall, at a minimum, include the following: a description of the goals and objectives proposed to be attained; a description of the programs, services, and projects proposed to be provided, sponsored, or facilitated; and a description of how measurable outcomes of such programs, services, and projects will be determined by the commission using appropriate reliable indicators. No county strategic plan shall be deemed adequate or complete unless and until the plan describes how programs, services, and projects relating to early childhood development within the county will be integrated into a consumer-oriented and easily accessible system.

B. The commission shall conduct at least one public hearing on the proposed county strategic plan before the plan is adopted.

C. The commission shall periodically review, on annual or more frequent basis, the county strategic plan and revise the plan as may be necessary or appropriate. The commission shall conduct at least one public hearing on such periodic reviews of the county strategic plan before any revisions to the plan are adopted.

D. The commission shall submit the adopted county strategic plan and any subsequent revisions thereto to the state children and families commission and the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 1274 § 1, 2006: Ord. 1175 §§ 6, 7, 2000; Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)

A. The commission shall have prepared and shall adopt an annual audit and report pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 130150. The commission shall conduct at least one public hearing prior to adopting any annual audit and report.

B. The commission shall conduct at least one public hearing on each annual report by the state children and families commission prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Health and Safety Code Section 130150.

(Ord. 1175 § 7, 2000; Ord. 1151 § 1 (part), 1998)